{"product_id":"merton-a-biography-9780553202991","title":"Merton: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerton  Thomas Furlong  Monica. A Biography. Reprinted Edition. New York  Bantam  1981. Octavo. XX  359 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare. Monica Furlong (17 January 1930  14 January 2003) was a British author  journalist  and activist. She was born at Kenton near Harrow  north-west of London and died at Umberleigh in Devon. An obituary called her the Church of Englands most influential and creative layperson of the post-war period. Many of Furlongs books reflected a deep interest in religion and spirituality. She wrote biographies of John Bunyan  Trappist monk Thomas Merton  Therese of Lisieux  and Alan Watts  as well as books covering such diverse topics as the spiritual life of aboriginals  medieval women mystics  and the Church of England. She also wrote a popular series of childrens novels set in medieval England and Wise Child  Juniper  and Colman. Furlongs autobiography  Bird of Paradise  was published in 1995. Thomas Merton  O.C.S.O. (January 31  1915  December 10  1968) was an American Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani  Kentucky  he was a poet  social activist  and student of comparative religion. In 1949  he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis. (Wikipedia).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67902275059765,"sku":"ByrdShop_0553202995","price":61.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780553202991.jpg?v=1793821521","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/merton-a-biography-9780553202991","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}